Montpelier Foundation
A memorial to james madison and the enslaved community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with the enduring legacy of madison's most powerful idea: government by the people.
Montpelier Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $21,435,893
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,474,241
- +171.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $642,236
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,797,525
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Montpelier Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Montpelier Foundation gives
- Giving fell 45% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2024) to $144K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montpelier Descendents Committee Orange, VA | Operating Support | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,435,893 | $14,474,241 | $5,797,525 | — | — | $642,236 |
| 2024 | $34,855,194 | $5,338,097 | $6,641,188 | $75,000 | 1 | $579,107 |
| 2023 | $36,190,610 | $10,079,782 | $6,134,018 | — | — | $310,701 |
| 2022 | $32,791,745 | $7,244,660 | $6,688,180 | $118,078 | 1 | $677,087 |
| 2021 | $34,651,611 | $6,661,464 | $5,781,562 | $136,615 | 1 | $626,053 |
| 2020 | $32,140,542 | $5,470,345 | $7,524,678 | $143,878 | 1 | $281,139 |
| 2019 | $34,216,716 | $7,946,640 | $9,404,857 | — | — | $356,413 |
About Montpelier Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Montpelier Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orange, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $642K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montpelier Foundation is led by Krista Costello, Interim President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Krista Costello
Interim President & CEO
Chief Operating Officer → Interim President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$77K (2023) → $127K (2025)
Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Chair
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Brewster
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Stoudt
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Mayes
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bettye Kearse
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Cummings
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence E. Larry Walker
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Alexander
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Higginbotham
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Ian H. Solomon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Zaritsky
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kluge Jr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eola Dance
Former President
President → Former President, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$84K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Joshua Rothman
Vice Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Alexander
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Thorne Jenkins
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Haywood Blakemore
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Elizabeth Vassa Chew (2019–2024) — Director of Museum Programs
- Former: Cornell William Brooks (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Daina Berry (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ian H. Solomon (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Soledad O'Brien (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Roy F. Young II (2020–2023) — Former President
- Former: Cara Sisson (2021–2023) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: George Michael Urban (2021–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Margaret H. Jordan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pamela F. Edmonds (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: James A. French (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Peter McHugh (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Sherida J. Hawthorne (2020–2022) — Director of Hr & Administration
- Former: Stephanie Meeks (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dennis M. Campbell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eugene W. Hickok (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Frank B. Atkinson (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: John Adams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Linda C. Gibson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Crowe (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Robert A. Leath (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Doug Trout (2021) — Executive Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Douglas F. Trout (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President & CAO
- Former: Francois L. Baird (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gail Serfaty (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kat Imhoff (2019–2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Professor Jack N. Rakove (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stacey Zolt Hara (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marcus L. Martin MD (2020) — Director
- Former: Mayor Levar Stoney (2020) — Director
- Former: Arthur H. Bryant Jr. (2019) — Former Director
- Former: Charles D. Smith (2019) — Vice President Constitution Center
- Former: Dennis A. Kernahan (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Elizabeth H. Von Hassell (2019) — Director of Major Gifts
- Former: Florence Bryan Fowlkes (2019) — Director
- Former: Leigh B. Middleditch Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul W. Edmondson (2019) — Director
- Former: Professor Alan Taylor (2019) — Director
- Former: Sean O'Brien (2019) — Executive Vice President & COO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $213K, to Ms Eola Dance (Former President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Montpelier Foundation
How large is Montpelier Foundation?
Montpelier Foundation reported $21.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.5M.
What is Montpelier Foundation?
Montpelier Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orange, VA. It holds $21.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Montpelier Foundation operate?
Montpelier Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Montpelier Foundation's EIN?
Montpelier Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1620682. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 25, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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